Rohit Varma

Senior Process Engineer / CTO

** ******** **** ** • Calgary, AB • T2K 3Z1

Cell:+1-403-***-**** •

E-mail: adzerc@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Self-starter Process Engineer with proven theoretical and practical knowledge of project management and engineering design, coupled with demonstrated excellence in Oil & Gas processing / EPC. A talented professional with dynamic communication and presentation skills, with an excellent grasp of process optimization, alignment of resources and ability to improve efficiency, reduce costs, streamline start-up and design process. Well versed in managing multiple aspects of projects within the constraints of scope, time, cost, and quality, which successfully deliver desired results, and specified requirements. Core areas of strength include:

Process selection and technical

design

Identify opportunities and risks for the

business

Manage research and

development (R&D)

Monitor technology and social

trends

Process Simulation Participate in management

decisions

PHA, HAZOP Analysis Process Safety Management of Change Software Proficiencies: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Flarenet, ASPEN Suite, Smart Plant EXPERIENCE

ENGINEERING CONSULTANT / CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Various Energy companies

CALGARY, AB - 2014 - PRESENT

Provided answers to fundamentals of technology blocks to be used, choice of certain platform/tech over other, helping team visualize product with the available resources and assets.

Implemented Management of Change (MOC) to an existing facility and rating of purchased equipment for the new operating conditions which recuperated time and saved money.

Help build, manage, and validate a Tech Roadmap for company Products. Executed the roadmap to achieve the goals for startups, and successfully tweak an approach with changing needs.

Supervised Product Innovation through Research and continuous improvement. Provided critical and factual inputs for IP Creation.

SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER, SNC Lavalin Inc.

CALGARY, AB - 2010 - 2014

Interfaced with multidisciplinary team (Piping / Instrumentation / Electrical etc) and equipment vendors to assign tasks such as changes in MOC, design conditions, equipment rating to resolve conflicts so as to ensure that process requirements and specifications are met. This led to 150 hours saving in design time translating to $50,000 cost savings

Implemented Management of Change (MOC) requests such as providing temporary tie-ins to an existing facility and rating of purchased equipment for the new operating conditions. This recuperated over 200 hours of time and saved $75,000

Instrumental in the preparation of Process Design Basis (PDB) Packages, Piping material selection, Review of Piping layouts and isometrics using piping codes, as well as vendor supplied General Arrangement (GA) drawings on an ongoing weekly basis

Carried out process calculations, Hydraulic modelling, Control valve sizing and sizing of Pumps, Tanks and Heat Exchangers based on API and ASME standards or client’s standards PROJECTS SNAPSHOT

MEG Energy’s Christina Lake Project, AB.

Central Processing Facility for a 43,906 bpsd

Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage bitumen

production facility, CA $2 Billion.

Wasit Gas Development Program (Saudi

Aramco), 2.5 Billion SCFD Gas Processing,

240 KBPD NGL Fractionation, 750 MW

Cogeneration Plant, CA $ 4.8 Billion.

INTERMEDIATE PROCESS ENGINEER, SNC Lavalin Inc.

CALGARY, AB - 2007 - 2010

Conducted process design (FEED and EPC) as part of an engineering design team of oil treatment and water treatment facilities for 3 projects which involved over 120 equipment sizing, pipeline hydraulics and simulations

Developed Process Flow diagrams (over 10 PFDs/area), Piping- Instrument drawings (over 150 P&IDs/project), Line Lists (LDTs) and Equipment Datasheets (over 200 / project)

LIABILITY UNDERWRITER, GE Insurance Solutions

TORONTO, ON - 2002 - 2005

Maintained and replenished publicity materials supplies for over 200 clients that helped them to optimize their insurance coverage

Provided office support under the supervision of the Director in editing client insurance data and updating digital database information for over 50 brokers daily

SENIOR TECHNICAL EXECUTIVE, Kevin Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. MUMBAI, INDIA - 1996 - 2001

Manage all aspects of technical query and marketing of Chemical Process Products (approximate worth of contracts -

$200,000/year)

Prepared and reviewed designs (~ 10/month) of Mass Transfer products which included Tower Packings, Trays, Distributors, etc. Monitored production works (~ 20 tons of steel) to ensure the work is carried per design drawings and specifications through physical inspection of products on a regular weekly basis ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, University of Pune

PUNE, INDIA - 1992 - 1996

Taught 4th year (~ 50 in a class), 3rd year (~ 50 in a class) chemical engineering students, subjects taught : Mass Transfer, Process Control and Dynamics, Transport Phenomena

Constructed, graded, and supervised tests, university examinations, and laboratory experiments PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Calgary, AB Bachelor of Applied Petroleum Engineering & Technology, 2005 – 06

(Advanced courses)

Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur, India

Masters of Engineering – Chemical Engineering, 1987 Indian Institute of Technology – BHU, Varanasi, India Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, 1985 PUBLICATIONS

“Technology for the Removal of Chromate from Industrial Waste Water” Journal of Industrial & Scientific Research, India

“Kinetics of Hydrogenation of d-Glucose to Sorbitol” Journal of Chem. Tech. & Biotechnology (UK) PROJECTS SNAPSHOT

Sunrise Oil Sands Project, Husky Energy Inc.,

Canada, 60 000 BPD Heavy Oil, CA $1.7 Billion.

Harvest BlackGold Oil Sands Project, Canada,

10 000 BPD - Phase 1, CA $520 Million

Yanbu Gas Plant Expansion Project -

(Saudi Aramco), Yanbu, Al-Khobar, Saudi

Arabia Cogeneration Plant, CA $ 4.8 Billion.

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